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skin & bones
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/02/2012

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Term
EPIDERMIS
Definition
Thin, no nerves/blood vessels, dead dying cells
Term
DERMIS
Definition
Thick; contains blood vessels, sense organs, follicles, & glands
Term

HYPODERMIS

(subrutaneous layer)

Definition
Adipose (fat) tissue
Term
STRATUM BASALE
Definition
between epidermis & dermis
Term
PROTEINS in SKIN
Definition

Keratin

Elastin

Collagen

Term
SKIN COLOR
Definition

Melanocytes

Melanin

Carotenes

Cyanosis

Term
GLANDS
Definition

Subaceous

&

Sudoriferous (sweat)

Term
SKIN DISORDERS
Definition

Impetigo, Ringworm,

Eczema, Psoriasis,

Alopecia, MRSA

Term

FUNCTIONS

of

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Definition

Support, Leverage,

Protection, Calcium bank,

Blood cell production

Term
TYPES of BONE
Definition

Flat (membrane),

Long (cartilage),

Irregular,

Short

Term
SKELETAL DISORDERS
Definition
Osteoporosis, Rickets, Scurvy, Spina Bifida, Scoliosis, Osteomyelitis, Osteoarthritis, Rhumatoid Arthritis, Joint mouse, Dislocation, Stretched/torn ligament, Sprain, Hip Fracture, Lyme disease, Gout
Term
SKELETAL HORMONES
Definition

HGH (Growth),

Calcitonin (Osteoblasts),

PTH (Osteoclasts)

Term
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
Definition

X-Ray,

CT Scan (Cat Scan),

MRI

Term
VERTEBRAE
Definition

7 Cervival

12 Thoracic

5 Lumbar

Sacrum, Coccyx

Term

OSSICLES

(Mid Ear)

Definition

Malleus,

Incus,

Stapes

Term
PUPILLAE
Definition

Ridges on dermis

(Finger Print)

Term
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
Definition

Small lesion under eye,

rarely spreads,

surgically removed

Term
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Definition

Whitish patches inside throat,

normally harmless,

could lead to metastasis (spreading to other organs)

Term
MALIGNANT MELANOMA
Definition

Spreads FAST,

irregular shaped mole,

deadly

Term
GOUT
Definition

Build-up of Uric Acid Crystals in the joints

-caused from too much caffiene & poor diet

Term
PELVIC BONES
Definition

Illium,

Ischium,

Pubis

Term
How Calcium is absorbed
Definition

Helped by Vit. D made from

-Dairy products

-Skin

-Fat storage

Term
Calcium Priorities
Definition

1. Nervous System

2. Muscular System

3. Skeletal System

Term
Ligaments
Definition
Bone-to-bone
Term
Tendons
Definition
Muscle-to-bone
Term
LONG BONE
Definition

Femur, Humerous

-begin as cartilage

-Filled w/ yellow marrow

Term
SHORT BONE
Definition

Tarsals, Carpals

-Begin as Cartilage

-Become solid (no Marrow)

Term
FLAT BONE
Definition

Scapula, Cranium, Sternum

-Begin as MEMBRANE

-Filled with red marrow

Term
LACUNAE
Definition
Tiny spaces in bone for nerves & blood vessels
Term

CANCELLOUS

(SPONGY BONE)

Definition

usually at epiphysis

light weight

Term
OSTEOBLASTS
Definition

Take Calcium OUT of BLOOD & deposit on BONE

-stimulated by calcitonin from thyroid gland

Term
OSTEOCLAST
Definition

Take Calcium OUT of BONE & return it to BLOOD

-Stimulated by PTH from parathyroid

Term
LONG BONE FORMATION
Definition

Cartilage

+ Calcium


Bone

Term
FLAT BONE FORMATION
Definition

Collagen

Membrane

+ Calcium


Bone

Term
How Skin Maintains a Constant Body Temp
Definition

produces sweat to evaporate & cool off body

Produces goosebumps which make us warmer

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